As a painter, designer, and performing artist I am captivated by personal adventures, diversity and the common thread that binds us. For the last decade, I’ve pursued work that explores elements of culture, spirituality, and sociology.
I consider other social groups experiences, values, and traditions when looking through my creative lens. This leads me to projects in and for a variety of settings and communities. Working this way has given me the ability to skillfully express an array of subject matter and themes that connect to cultural experience.
Throughout 2025 I am producing art that advocates for and enhances Pilipino-American experiences and culture. Through working on a comprehensive collection, that will be rendered in various medium, I will elevate, uncover, and promote the often under amplified voices of Pilipino-America in various areas of society. Furthermore, through intentional lived experiences - I will use service and community to create the foundation of this body to be utilized by all FilAm communities to further and promote their advocacy.
In all of my art practices, I celebrate the diverse and beautiful nature of our universe.
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Education
BA - Studio Arts & Museum/Curation Studies - Cal State Long Beach ⚪ September 2025
AAT - Studio Arts - Orange Coast College ⚪ February 2022-May 2025
Exhibit
OCC 3rd Floor Gallery ⚪ May 2025 - Current
OCC Mass Appeal ⚪ April 2025 - Current
OCC 1st Floor Gallery ⚪ April 2025 - Current
OCC 3rd Floor Gallery ⚪ March 2025 - April 2025
OCC 1st Floor Gallery ⚪ September 2024 - December 2024
OCC 2nd Floor Gallery ⚪ December 2023
Irvine High Student Exhibition ⚪ November 2012
Experience
Freelance ⚪ 2019 - Current
Director of Social Media - Friends of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument ⚪ January 2024 - March 2025
Artist Residency - The Mystery Ranch, Searchlight NV ⚪ February-March 2024
Illustration Publication - The Searchlight Goldbeam ⚪ April 2024, April 2025
Crew Member - Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach CA ⚪ Summer Intern 2022
Contact
Phone: (949) 674 -6471
Email: CatJohnsonFineArt@gmail.com
Instagram: @CatJohnsonArt